I appreciate your honesty Uptown. You have done a remarkable job to keep going and at the same time helping all of us on this forum.

I was strong through dx, tx, & post-tx. issues. Now I am falling apart. It's the first time I wish I didn't know how this could end up. Usually, I want to prepare for worst case possibility and hope for better.

CG to husband, dx @ age 65, nonsmoker/social drinker. Dx 5/08 SCC Stage IV, BOT T1N2aM0. 33 IMRT - completed 9/12/08. Induction Chemo (Cisplatin, Taxotere & 5FU), plus concurrent Cisplatin.
1/09 PEG removed; 5/09 neg PET/CT; 5/10 PET/CT NED
Dental extraction & HBOT 2013; ORN 2014; Debridement/Tissue Transfer & HBOT 2016